Put On The Dog Idiom American Expressions and American Idioms

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put on the dog What does put on the dog mean?	to dress or entertain in an extravagant manner	The couple put on the dog for the visit of their old college friend.
put on the dog What does put on the dog mean?	to dress or entertain in a luxurious and extravagant manner	We put on the dog for my parents when they came to visit us.
put on the dog What does put on the dog mean?	to dress or entertain in a luxurious and extravagant manner	We put on the dog for my parents when they came to visit us.
put on the dog What does put on the dog mean?	to dress or entertain in an extravagant manner	The couple put on the dog for the visit of their old college friend.
put on the dog What does put on the dog mean?	to dress or entertain in an extravagant manner	The couple put on the dog for the visit of their old college friend.
	Some Random Idioms
home run What does "home run" mean?	act of sexual intercourse (used as a way to mark "progress in sex, especially among youth)

double-talk What does "double-talk" mean?	talk or words that appear to mean something but do not	The speaker gave the audience much double-talk and nobody knew what he wanted to say.
in a bad way What does "in a bad way" mean?	in a poor position; in a bad mood
beat a path to (someone's) door What does "beat a path to (someone's) door" mean?	to come to someone in great numbers	The customers beat a path to the door of the computer game store.
Rise and shine! What does "Rise and shine!" mean?	Get out of bed and begin the day!	"Rise and shine!" my father called to me in the morning.
cop out What does "cop out" mean?	plead guilty to a lesser charge when in court
close ranks What does "close ranks" mean?	to come together for fighting, to unite and work together	The political parties closed ranks and stopped arguing among themselves.
AFAIK What does "AFAIK" mean?	as far as I know (computers and Web usage).	AFAIK, it's not a problem.

single file What does "single file" mean?	a line with one person standing behind another person	The students lined up single file before they entered the auditorium.
make an example of (someone) What does "make an example of (someone)" mean?	make a public issue out of someone's bad behavior	The teacher punished the student severely in order to make an example of him for the other students.
once in a blue moon What does "once in a blue moon" mean?	very rarely	I only go to that restaurant once in a blue moon.
do the honors What does "do the honors" mean?	to perform the duty of a host (when serving a drink etc.)	"Would you like to do the honors and pour everybody a drink?"

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Put On The Dog Idiom